Obama Delivers West Point Commencement Address, Calls For Restrained Use Of U.S. Military

[hrmjustin]

WEST POINT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address Wednesday morning at West Point.

Obama struck out at his critics, using the address to unveil a new global anti-terrorism policy with America leading the way.

Obama has been stung by criticism that under his stewardship, America has squandered its global leadership, CBS 2?s Marcia Kramer reported. Obama went to West Point to take back the mantle of superpower relevancy while sidestepping what he called “costly errors.”

“Those who… suggest that America is in decline, or has seen its global leadership slip away, are either misreading history or engaged in partisan politics,” Obama said.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/28/obama-delivers-west-point-commencement-address-calls-for-restrained-use-of-u-s-military/

[Maedhros]

1. Yes - he's very concerned about the critics that tell him he's NOT waging enough war.

Obama struck out at his critics, using the address to unveil a new global anti-terrorism policy with America leading the way.

"Global anti-terrorism policy": manufactured justification for projecting American military power in service of global corporate interests.

ENOUGH!

[hrmjustin]

2. I can't say your wrong.

While terrorism is real our response to it has been awfuland made more problems for us and has gotten more Americans and people of other nations killed.

[Maedhros]

3. "Terrorism" is no more real now than it has been for a century.

In fact, I'd say it's less real - "terrorism" is a term redefined to mean "anyone we don't like" and used to dehumanize the people we kill with our sky robots and stormtroopers.

(Sorry - this topic gets my dander up. )

[hrmjustin]

4. I understand. I think the term has been used to justify too much killing on behalf of this nation.